The role of knowledge management supporters in software development companies

Software Process Improvement and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-260

  Fehér, Péter ^a   Gábor, András ^a  

^a Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Change management; KM enablers; KM supporters; Knowledge management; Software development; Software process improvement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; KM ENABLERS; KM SUPPORTERS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745771580     PISSN: 10774866     EISSN: 10991670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spip.269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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